New Film on Mark Twain Highlights Journey’s Impact on His Religious Views
(RNS) — Mark Twain, a.k.a. Samuel Clemens, didn’t have much of anything good to say about religion, at least the organized kind.
“I have a religion
Progress Made Toward Ending Child Labor, Millions Still Exploited
"How much do you know about your favorite cotton T-shirt's journey to your closet?"
This question opened the Department of Labor's annual "Findings on
Center for Congregational Song Launches as Antidote to ‘Worship Wars’
(RNS) — Praise team leaders, organists, gospel choir members and other lovers of church music will gather in Dallas this weekend to launch the Center for
Man Who Spent Year in Church to Avoid Deportation Walks Free
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who'd been living in a Philadelphia church for nearly a year to avoid deportation to Mexico has walked free.
Hardin Retires from Missouri Baptist Foundation
John Hardin retired on Sept. 30 as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Missouri Baptist Foundation. Hardin has served the Foundation since 1988
Calif. Wildfires Rage, Churches ‘Jumping into Action’
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (BP) -- Amid Northern California wildfires that have killed at least 13 people and burned more than 1,500 buildings since Oct. 8,
Christian Women Gather on National Mall for Day of Prayer
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Twenty years ago, men gathered as “Promise Keepers” and filled the National Mall for a prayer rally seeking repentance and spiritual revival.
Christians and Yazidis in Iraq Stand on the Brink of Extinction
(RNS) — Astonishingly, for three years U.S. government bureaucrats have refused to help endangered religious minority communities like Christians and Yazidis survive the genocide ISIS
Judge Rules for MBC Against MBU, TBH
On September 27, Judge Karl DeMarce issued a ruling in favor of the Missouri Baptist Convention in the MBC’s 15-year litigation. The latest ruling overturns charter
The Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery — Still Riveting After 70 Years
(RNS) — For many people, biblical scholarship — with its archaic languages and ancient